A good Chinese bamboo brush pot, bitong, Qing Dynasty, with carved plum blossom to one side and a poem about The Immortals of Mount Luofu, reading: 'Swallowing his tears, pearls of dew, residing at his hermit's house on Solitary Hill! How many times has the east wind blown without waking him? While to this day, new colours, just like Immortal peach bloom!', 13cm high x 8.4cm diameter Provenance: Private English Collection The poem contrasts the ever-blossoming Plum tress which he loved with the single life-span of the most famous poet of plum blossoms, Lin Pu/Bu (967-1028) who resided on Solitary Hill, West Lake, as a hermit.Mount Luofu, a Toaist sacred mountain in Guangdong is also famous for its plum blossom trees. 清 竹雕题诗文笔筒拍品来源：英国私人收藏Condition Report: several vertical cracks and minor old chips to rimCondition Report Disclaimer